TIBET, XVIIIEME SIECLE

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RARE THANGKA REPRESENTANT VAJRAPANI SUR FOND ROUGE
TIBET, XVIIIEME SIECLE
Il est représenté en pratyalidhasana sur une base lotiforme. La main droite brandit le vajra, la gauche en tarjanimudra. Il est vêtu d'une peau de tigre et paré de bijoux. Son visage est féroce, ses cheveux hirsutes. Le registre supérieur est rehaussé de Vajradhara flanqué par deux lamas, la section inférieure ornée d'un donateur flanqué par Bhaisajyaguru et Ushnishavijaya.
Dimensions: 67 x 45 cm. (26 3/8 x 17 ¾ in.), encadré

Provenance

The Private Collection of Lionel and Danielle Fournier of Himalayan Art, collected in Europe during 1970s-1980s.

Literature

P. Pal, Tibetan Painting, Ravi Kumar and Sotheby Publications, Basel and Scranton 1984, plate 106

Further details

A RARE FRAMED RED-GROUND THANGKA DEPICTING VAJRAPANI
TIBET, 18TH CENTURY

Lot Essay

This splendid red and gold painting (mtshal thang) portrays the terrifying Vajrapani standing in the militant posture of pratyalidhasana on a lotus base. He is completely golden in colour with just some snake-ornaments and his tiger-skin accentuated in brown and black. The upper register sees the Adi Buddha Vajradhara in the centre flanked to each side by a lama from the Gelugspa school. The lower section is occupied by a donor praying to the Medicine Buddha with opposite Ushnishavijaya. The painting sees a fine overall brushwork and delicate drawing of all figures.

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